Magashule said that the selfish attitudes of some members must be stopped and eradicated from the party if they wish the party to be successful next year in the face of a looming national election.

Across the country ANC structures have been caught up in factional fighting. President Cyril Ramaphosa said that without unity the ANC would not win the upcoming elections. Ramaphosa was addressing crowds gathered at the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) congress in Boksburg.